The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
News, Student Government
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April 4, 10:26 pm
USAC recap – April 3
Campus, News, UC
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April 4, 6:34 pm
AFSCME protests, claims UC perpetuates racial, gender hiring bias
The University of California unions and students claimed the UC has widened the gap between its highest and lowest earners and has shown bias against female employees and employees of color at a protest Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Union workers and students protested what they claimed was a bias towards female employees and employees of color at the University of California. The protest coincided with the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. (Daniel Miller/Daily Bruin)
News, Student Government
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April 4, 5:11 pm
New USAC position for international students added to spring ballot
The undergraduate student government may introduce a position to represent international students, following a vote at its Tuesday meeting. The position, which the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted Tuesday to put on the spring election ballot, is modeled after the transfer student representative and would serve as a liaison between USAC and the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars. Read more...
Photo: Students will be able to vote for an amendment to create an Undergraduate Students Association Council position for international students. The position would serve as an intermediary between USAC and the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Westwood
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April 4, 10:13 am
Sydney Kamlager to represent Westwood as new state assembly member
Sydney Kamlager will be the representative for the state assembly district representing Westwood, following a special election Tuesday. Los Angeles County voters from parts of West Los Angeles, including Culver City, Inglewood, Baldwin Hills and Westwood, voted in Kamlager, a Democrat and president of the LA Community College District Board, as the next assembly member for District 54. Read more...
Photo: (Sydney Kamlager, the president of LA Community College District Board, is the next assembly member for District 54, which includes Westwood and UCLA.. Photo courtesy of Kamlager for Assembly)
Campus, News
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April 4, 9:34 am
Alumna, actress Mayim Bialik will deliver commencement address for 2018
An actress and UCLA alumna will deliver the 2018 college commencement address in June, UCLA officials announced Wednesday. Mayim Bialik, who is known for her role in the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,” will speak at both commencement ceremonies in Pauley Pavilion on June 15. Read more...
Photo: Mayim Bialik, known for her role in the comedy series “Big Bang Theory” is the 2018 college commencement speaker.(Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
News, Science & Health
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April 3, 11:04 pm
UCLA social organization provides support for acquired brain injury victims
A patient Nina Cherian works with did not lose his love for golf even after his stroke two years ago. “He really likes to play golf, and he says that when he plays golf, he feels like the way he was before he had the stroke,” said Cherian, a third-year neuroscience student. Read more...
Photo: Synapse, a social support group for victims who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, illnesses or stroke after birth, offers a buddy system that connects student members with victims. (Photo courtesy of Pranathi Rao)
Campus, News
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April 3, 10:20 pm
Hillel allows students to exchange meal swipes for kosher food
Students can now use their meal plan swipes to get kosher food at Hillel at UCLA’s building on Hilgard Avenue. Rabbi Aaron Lerner, the executive director at Hillel, announced the program Thursday on Facebook. Read more...
Photo: Students can now use their meal plan swipes to get kosher food at Hillel at UCLA’s dining facility. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)